His visit to Mosul, a melting pot of Iraq's diverse ethnic and religious communities, is seen as an opportunity to renew his support for Christians in the Middle East

French president Emmanuel Macron vowed his country will maintain presence in Iraq no matter what Americans decide. After meeting Iraqi president Mustafa al-Khademi, Macron said Daesh remains a threat and the fight against these groups is a priority of Iraqi government.

Mosul, the country's second city in Nineveh province, was the last major Iraqi bastion of the Islamic State group's failed "caliphate" between 2014 and 2017

Macron warned on Saturday the Islamic State group "remains a threat."

Iraq’s populist Shiite leader Moqtada Sadr on Friday reversed his decision to boycott the October elections and said his movement would take part in order to help “end corruption."

Leaders from around the MENA region are arriving in Baghdad for a summit meant to lower tensions in the region. The meeting is a chance for Iraq to showcase its recent efforts to be a neutral mediator.

The two countries will continue to cooperate to see to it that there is no resurgence of ISIS in Iraq.

Iraq has signed a deal with China to build a set of solar power plants that would produce 2,000 MW of clean, renewable energy for the power-starved, oil-rich country.

Lebanon is expected to use ENOC’s fuel to generate electricity, as the Iraqi oil is deemed unsuitable for the process.

Japanese Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said this assistance would be in the form of low-interest loans.

The boom in looted objects from antiquity is a real problem in Iraq, where corruption is prevalent and archaeological sites are poorly protected

The meeting in Baghdad on Saturday seeks to give Iraq a "unifying role" to tackle the crises shaking the region

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Iraq and the UAE already conduct trade that was worth around $15 billion in 2019.

Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Ali Shamkhani reportedly issued this warning in a meeting with Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein.

Baghdad last week announced a suspension of flights to Belarus to stem the flow and protect its citizens who have been victims of smuggling networks.

Abir Salim, the director of municipal services in the city which houses the mausoleums of two of Shiite Islam's most revered figures, was shot dead as he was carrying out his duties on Tuesday

Only 3.5 percent of Iraq’s farmlands are watered with irrigation systems and rivers are polluted with viruses and bacteria, oil spills and industrial chemicals.

Iraq is confident about securing a $4 billion dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) after it restarted talks with the world’s top lending institution.

Businessmen on both sides to exchange knowledge and ideas to create opportunities for collaboration.

The extensions follow a visit to Washington by Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhemi to meet US President Joe Biden.

The money will be used to support and assist capacity-building within the Iraqi Independent High Electoral Commission for the October polls.

At least 17 people, including policemen, were killed in an attack by the Islamic State group in the Salahudin province of Iraq on Friday.

Covid has resurfaced in Iraq with a vehemence that people are now frantically looking for jabs as their reluctance to take the vaccine ebbs away.

Pro-Iran armed factions stand accused of carrying out around 50 rocket and drone attacks this year against US interests in Iraq.

The UN Compensation Commission is to pay another $1.1 billion to the Kuwait Petroleum Company as compensation.

Under the deal, Lebanon will receive one million tonnes of fuel oil in exchange for "goods and services", a statement issued by the Iraqi authorities has highlighted.

The prime minister Kadhemi did not specify the number of people arrested, but a source at the interior ministry said the suspects were anticipated to make televised "confessions"

The additional funding from the State Department and the USAID is meant to help “the people of Iraq as well as Iraqi refugees in the region and generous communities hosting them.”

The White House talks between the two allies come just a week after a deadly attack claimed by the Islamic State group, despite Baghdad declaring the Sunni extremists defeated over three years ago

Private generator business is about $6-$10 billion, each household spends on average $100-200 per month on electricity

Iran decided last month to cut power supplies to Iraq, saying the it owes it more than $6 billion in arrears. That has left Wataniya unable to keep up with soaring demand in the country.

The meeting will "highlight the strategic partnership between the United States and Iraq," the White House said in a statement

Iraq President Barham Salih talked with Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad to collaborate against common problems, with stress on terrorism

The country reports highest number of Covid cases this month at 9,635 Nearly 1.5 million Covid-19 cases have been reported in Iraq so far Iraq's health ministry reported 9,635 new coronavirus cases Wednesday, the highest figure this month, days after a medical facility fire killed dozens and re-ignited anger over...

At least 52 people died and 22 were wounded when a massive fire engulfed the coronavirus isolation ward of an Iraqi hospital on Monday.

Iraq's hardscrabble farmers and livestock herders are battling severe water shortages that are killing their animals, fields and way of life.

A rocket attack at an airbase on Wednesday injured 2 personnel in Anbar A spate of recent attacks on US forces  blamed on pro-Iranian groups BAGHDAD: Three rockets were fired at the US embassy in Iraq early Thursday, the Iraqi army said, at the end of a day marked by...

Since the start of the year, 47 attacks have targeted US interests in the country Separately on Monday, three rockets targeted an Iraqi air base in the western desert that also housed US troops US forces shot down an armed drone above their embassy in Baghdad on Monday night, Iraqi...

An Iraqi tribe based in Nasiriyah has threatened shut down the French Consulate in the Southeastern city The al-Husseinat Tribe’s chief Caesar al-Ajil al-Husseinawi said the diplomatic mission had repeatedly insulted it An Iraqi tribe based in Nasiriyah has threatened shut down the French Consulate in the Southeastern city, said...

4 southern provinces without electricity since Tuesday Sizzling temperatures made worse by high levels of humidity When the mercury soared to 52 degrees Celsius (125 Fahrenheit) this week in Iraq, Ali Karrar placed his baby for a couple of minutes in the fridge. But when the power went off on...

Rumsfeld and vice president Dick Cheney were emblematic of what was seen as excesses in Bush's "war on terror" He had been the youngest person ever to become defense secretary in 1975 at the age of 43 Donald Rumsfeld, the cocksure and unrepentant defense secretary who led the United States...

The visits by Egypt's president and Jordan's king came as Iraq seeks to move closer to Arab allies of the US in the Middle East The summit discussed ways of bolstering cooperation between Iraq, Jordan, Egypt in the fields of security, energy, trade     Egypt, Jordan and Iraq agreed...

GE will help Iraq develop power infrastructure It will also promote clean energy in the country General Electric (GE) will help Iraq develop power infrastructure and promote clean energy in the country. The plan includes several key pillars that support the government’s goals to enhance Iraq’s power infrastructure, as well...

Strikes are authorized by President Joe Biden following ongoing attacks on US interests The strikes come one day after Iraqi Kurdish officials said three explosives-laden drones hit near the northern Iraqi city of Arbil The Pentagon announced Sunday it had conducted targeted air strikes against "facilities used by Iran-backed militia...

The coalition admits more than 1,000 civilians killed in seven years  HRW: The compensation system is opaque even for those with expertise MOSUL: It was March 17, 2017. Troops from the US-led coalition fighting militants in Iraq were advancing on Mosul’s Old City, squeezing out the Daesh militia. But just...

The project is the biggest investment in Iraq's renewable energy industry Iraq is planning to build a number of power plants in the coming years Iraq is looking to build solar power projects in central and southern Iraq, with a total capacity of 2,000 megawatts, and it has teamed up...

Company awarded Best Telecommunications Company and Best Corporate Socially Responsible (CSR) Company Asiacell network covers 99.06 percent of the Iraqi population Iraq’s leading mobile telecommunications and digital services provider in Asiacell has been granted two awards at the International Finance Awards for its humanitarian contributions to the Iraqi communities and...

    The decision to go nuclear is geared to reduce the country’s external energy dependence Iraq currently uses electricity, gas imports from neighboring Iran to generate around a third of its electricity Iraq, which suffers chronic electricity shortages, wants to construct eight nuclear power reactors by 2030 in order...

Both men worked at the Gulf port of Umm Qasr, a key entry point for foodstuffs, medicines Waiving customs duties, cost Iraq $6.3 billion a year in lost revenues Iraq announced Saturday it has arrested two generals on suspicion of taking bribes to waive customs duties, a practice estimated to...